Monster Force Air Intake Install

1. The stock airbox and intake setup is fairly restrictive on the Cooper S so with this in mind ABD Mini has created our own intake system that will increase HP and throttle response throughout the RPM range. The Monster Force Air Intake will wake up the supercharged motor of the Cooper S so follow along as we install the Intake. All you will need for this installation are basic hand tools and about 45 minutes. The first step is to locate your factory airbox and intake tube.

2. The next step is to remove the clip on the end of the stock intake tube that secures it to the airbox. This is done with a small screwdriver. You will not be re-using this clip so throw it away. New hardware is supplied with the Monster Force Intake.

 


3. The next step is to remove the top half of the factory airbox. You will need a small torx head driver to do this. The top half of the airbox is not re-installed later but do not remove the bottom half of the airbox as it is used with the Monster Force Intake. There are 2 torx head screws that need to be removed to free the top half of the airbox.

4. Now you will be able to remove the top half of the airbox. Before you pull it off, make sure you move the plastic battery terminal mount off the airbox top by pulling it up and towards the passenger side of the car. This will allow it to slide off its mount and hold itself up. You do not need to do anything else with the battery mount. If you like you can zip tie it to another harness but this is not necessary. Now, to remove the factory air box top, push it towards the firewall on the car and pull the back end up and it should pop off. (intake 4.jpg)


5. Now remove the factory air filter form the bottom half of the airbox.
6. Now you will be removing the factory intake tube. Before you can remove it form the throttle body you will need to detach the breather line coming off the intake tube. To do this you will need to look on the backside of the intake tube for a small rubber line coming off the intake tube. This line will have a clamp on it that will need to be slid off of the line to remove it. To do this you will need to get a vice grip to grasp the clamp and slide it down the line. Now pull the line off the fitting on the intake tube. Do not detach the line form the motor! (intake 6.jpg)

7. Now you will need to use a long screwdriver to reach down to the base of the intake tube and undo the other clamp holding the intake tube to the throttle body. You can throw this clamp away as well because the Monster Force Intake comes with new hardware.
8. Now you will just have to pull up on the intake tube and it should pull right off of the throttle body. Now you have completed the disassembly of the factory intake system. You are now ready to begin installing the Monster Force Intake. (intake 8.jpg)

9. The first step is to take the supplied silicone off of the Monster Force Intake and fit it around the throttle body so that it seats flush all the way around the mounting base of the throttle body. It is important to get the silicone all the way down or the Intake tube will sit up too high and could contact the hood.


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Now that you have gotten the silicone down as far as it needs to be, take one of the supplied hose clamps and slide it down the silicone and secure it at the base of the throttle body-mounting flange. Make sure you get this tight because this piece supports the intake.

11. Now take you Monster Force Intake Tube and slide it into the silicone as far as you can. The base of the tube should almost contact the throttle body. You may need to trim down the silicone to get the Intake Tube to go down far enough.
12. Now put on the other hose clamp that is provided with the kit and tighten it down to secure the intake tube inside the silicone.
13. Now add the K&N air filter provided in the kit to the end of the Monster Force Intake Tube. This filter will sit partially inside of the bottom half of the airbox. The reason for this is because the bottom half of the air box has a fresh air feed from the front grill of the car that ducts the outside air into the bottom half of the airbox, thus creating a ram air effect. The K&N filter will get that fresh air feed and give you colder air. Once the filter is positioned on the Intake tube, tighten it down with the supplied clamp.
14. The last step is to connect the breather line up to the fitting on the Monster Force Intake Tube. Just slide the line onto the fitting and then slide the clamp over to hold the line in place.
15. Now your intake is installed on the car and you are set to go. Make sure all your connections are tight and that there are no air leaks. Also make sure your Intake Tube is not contacting the hood. If so , you may need to cut a little of the silicone away to move the Intake Tube down. Stay tuned because there is much more to come with ABD Mini’s Project Cooper S!
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